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I'm a phonetician and a sociolinguist. One of the loves of my life is voice quality, approached from a wide range of perspectives. I am currently directing the Centre of Voice Studies at Aarhus University.
In the autumn semester 2025, I hold my office hours on Mondays at 10:00-11:00. This applies to teaching weeks only. You can find me in 1481, room 431.
For my published poetry, illustrations, and multimedia artwork, follow here.
My teaching information on Pure only reflects courses on which I have functioned as a coordinator (entering other teaching info isn't possible).
Education/Academic qualification
Linguistics, PhD, Pre-aspiration in Welsh English: A case study of Aberystwyth
2012 → 2015
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"It's not what you said, it's how you said it": an empirical approach to human voice as the outward expression of inner character
Hejná, M. (PI), Eaton, M. (CoPI), Clasen, M. (CoPI), Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J. (CoPI), Fage-Butler, A. M. (Collaborator), Trapp, L. (Collaborator), Bohn, O.-S. (Collaborator), Joyce, S. (Collaborator), Heine, C. (Collaborator), Firth, A. (Collaborator), Jørgensen, P. E. F. (Collaborator) & Christensen, K. R. (Collaborator)
01/01/2021 → 31/05/2024
Project: Research
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Ageing in Language Variation and Change
Hejná, M. (PI) & Jespersen, A. B. (CoPI)
01/01/2019 → 31/12/2022
Project: Research
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Socio-pragmatic aspects of learning Danish as an L2
Jespersen, A. B. (PI) & Hejná, M. (PI)
01/09/2018 → 01/01/2021
Project: Research
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Contrasting effects of biological, social, and chronological age on human speech
Hejná, M. (PI) & Wallenberg, J. C. (Collaborator)
01/09/2016 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
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Pre-aspiration and longitudinal voice quality trends in Received Pronunciation: The case of Queen Elizabeth II
Kettig, T. & Hejná, M., 2026, (Accepted by publisher) In: JASA Express Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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The negotiation of ‘young’ and ‘old’ in the media: a sociolinguistic analysis of agelect identity work on Hot in Cleveland
Hejná, M., 2026, (Submitted) Development in Discourse: Exploring the Contributions of Discursive Psychology to Understanding Change over Time.Research output: Contribution to book/anthology/report/proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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Andetsprogstaleren får ondt i identiteten, når du skifter over til engelsk
Hejná, M. & Jespersen, A., 2025, In: Kognition og Pædagogik. 136, p. 56-64Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Communication
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A phonetic approach to political crisis communication: Prosodic Variability in Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Communication about COVID-19
Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J., Eaton, M. & Hejná, M., 2025, (E-pub / Early view) In: Atlantic Journal of Communication. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal/Conference contribution in journal/Contribution to newspaper › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Dataset: "Good and Evil in the Voices of Fictional Characters: A Perception Study"
Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J. (Producer), Boyd, Z. C. (Producer), Hejná, M. (Producer) & Eaton, M. (Producer), 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Dataset › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
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Phonetics & Phonology in Denmark
Hejná, M. (Organizer)
20 Aug 2026 → 21 Aug 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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Interdisciplinary Conference on Communicating Love and Desire
Hejná, M. (Organizer)
27 May 2026 → 29 May 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in or organisation af a conference
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Valentina Colonna
Hejná, M. (Host)
20 Apr 2026 → 24 Apr 2026Activity: Hosting a visitor types › Hosting an academic visitor
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The phonetic construction of good and evil from a whole-larynx perspective
Hejná, M. (Lecturer)
17 Apr 2026Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
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The interplay between the biological and the social in ageing voices
Hejná, M. (Lecturer)
29 Jan 2026Activity: Presentations, memberships, employment, ownership and other activities › Lecture and oral contribution
Prizes
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The Eugénie Henderson Prize for the best first-time BAAP oral presentation
Hejná, M. (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Prizes, scholarships, distinctions
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Press/Media
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Creativity is an approach: the frame(works) of egos in academia & beyond – Some Islands 3 video review
12/12/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Forskningens Døgn i Struer
Eaton, M., Hejná, M., Linhart, P. & Kjeldgaard-Christiansen, J.
24/04/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Stemmen røber alt - fra sygdom og social kapital til hvor en kvinde er i sin menstruationscyklus [The voice reveals it all - from sickness and social capital to where a woman is in her menstrual cycle]
10/01/2024
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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The Centre of Voice Studies at Aarhus University
26/09/2023
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Experimental and Edgy Linguistics Somethingness: Sexy Syntax, Phenomenal Phonology, Phonetic Phenomenology, and Not Giving a Fuck
18/11/2022
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Courses
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BA Project. Conflict in Popular Culture: Historical and Sociolinguistic Approaches
Eaton, M. & Hejná, M. 01/09/2023 → 08/12/2024
Course: Teaching
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